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Starting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, volunteers will be needed to ring bells, hold red kettles, and collect donations at Reynolds Market and Reese and Ray's IGA, Sidney. The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to hold 2-hour shifts from Dec. 1-23. Volunteers would be needed from 4-6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays. This year in particular, due to COVID-19 health concerns, the Salvation Army will need more volunteers than ever. "Of course, this year is making things different for...
The Long X Arts Foundation is combining the arts with small business this holiday season as it hosts its first ever Art in business Event. The foundation has partnered with area Watford City Main Street Businesses as well as local artists to make shopping local, unique gifts and art easy and fun. Through Dec. 24, eight local artists will have their work on display and for sale in five different retail locations in Watford City. "With the pandemic taking away so many opportunities for our local a...
On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Watford City Rough Rider Center will be hosting its annual Christmas Fest. This event will start at 11 a.m. and wrap up around 4 p.m. There will be a vendor show, pictures with Santa, letters to Santa, Christmas crafts, games run by McKenzie County KidStop, face painting, swimming, and ice skating. “This is a great event and right now we all need something positive and upbeat,” added Shelly Hopkins, Rough Rider Center event staff member. The cost of entry is $5, and attendees will receive a ticket for a hoverboard givea...
Gifts From the Heart season has blown in just like winter did, very quickly! Our selected date this year is Saturday, Dec. 12. We will continue to provide this free “store” at the Masonic Temple, W. Main, Sidney, across from the courthouse. This is a one-day only event! In past years the “open” hours were from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Due to COVID-19, we are extending those hours this year. We will start at 7 a.m. and will close at 3 p.m. There are a few more changes to follow the government mandates placed upon Montana. We strictly adhere to these t...
Medora, ND - The public is invited to celebrate Medora’s Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas Dec. 4-5 at Chateau de Morès State Historic Site, Medora. Held in conjunction with events in the Medora community, visitors can participate in a gingerbread house competition and enjoy an open house. All event times are Mountain time. Masks are required and visitors are asked to follow state and local mandates and the CDC’s recommendations on social distancing and personal hygiene. The Interpretive Center will host an open house Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m....
Williston - CHI St. Alexius Health in partnership with a grant through The Alliance for Continuing Education in Health Professionals and Pfizer is providing crucial pneumococcal vaccine access to immune compromised cancer patients. In Nov. 2019, CHI St. Alexius Health was a proud recipient of the Improving Pneumococcal Immunizations in Immunocompromised patients grant and began the vaccination program with the goal of increasing immunization rates. This program provides a convenient means for cancer patients at the Leonard P. Nelson Cancer...
Pony, MT - Writer's Digest awarded Montana author Thomas J. Elpel first place in nonfiction for his natural history travelogue, "Five Months on the Missouri River: Paddling a Dugout Canoe." Elpel partnered with Churchill Clark, the great-great-great-great grandson of Captain William Clark to carve the canoe. Together they whittled a 10,000 lb. Douglas fir log into a 500+ lb. canoe. Enlisting friends with additional canoes to join the adventure, Elpel led a five-month "Missouri River Corps of...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is enrolling new landowners in Region 7 who are interested in participating in the Block Management Program. Block Management is a cooperative effort between landowners and FWP to help manage public hunting activities and provide equitable public hunting opportunities. In the Block Management program, landowners and FWP enter into voluntary agreements that determine how hunting will be conducted on the landowner’s property. Items such as permission requirements, times when permission will be granted, vehicle u...
The Spring Lake Park Holiday Lights Drive is from 5:30-9:30 p.m., $5 per car and will continue through Dec. 31. The Holiday Lights Drive is still happening despite the current pandemic restrictions. The park will be filled with lighted displays for a wonderful interactive drive through the holiday lights. The activities our lights drive is known for will be handled differently this year, but the lights will be brighter than ever and will bring holiday cheer as it has been doing for the past 18 years. Gate passes will be available again this...
This year the Holiday Stroll will run from Wednesday, Dec. 9-Saturday, Dec. 12. Some of the great activities planned are listed below. Picture Time - Take a picture with some of the new outdoor photo opportunities downtown, courtesy of the Williston Convention & Visitors Bureau! Santa and his Elves are hanging out at the City Hall Courtyard; a family of snowmen is on the Hedderich’s lot, and a cool Mr. Penguin is at the Renaissance Station Park. There is also a festive photo spot at Castle Framing. Ice Sculpture - The Ice Sculpture Artist w...
Dan and LeeAnn Brown have been a part of the Watford City community since 2011. The Browns have been giving back to this amazing community by helping people move, finding shelter for families due to the tornado, holding family activity events and helping home businesses stay afloat. As 2020 has not been hard enough, Dan was diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer on Sept. 1. Since then the cancer has been so aggressive that it has passed from the lymph nodes and now attaching to other organs. Dan’s current treatment has definitely not been e...
Verna May Bouchard slipped peacefully from this life on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 at St. John's United nursing home, just three weeks from her 93rd birthday. She was born Dec. 7, 1927 to Dave and Anna Thiessen,Lambert, MT. Verna graduated from Lambert High School and went on to study at St. Paul Bible Institute, MN. While there, she worked as a clerical secretary in the Christian & Missionary Alliance Midwestern District. After returning to Montana, she worked as a secretary for the Richland Coun...
Funeral services for Willmer "Sonny" Lorenz, 89, Sidney, MT, are at 1 p.m. (MST) Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at Ebenezer Congregational Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Dave Meehan officiating. Interment will take place in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT. Visitation was 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT and one hour prior to the funeral under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be...
A memorial service for Milo Hansen, 69, Sidney, MT is at 2 p.m. (MST Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at Carpenter’s Church, Sidney, MT with Pastor Gloria Buxbaum officiating. Burial of cremated remains will take place in Sidney Cemetery Sidney, MT following the memorial service. Visitation will be 12-6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT with a family service starting at 6 p.m. under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the f...
Funeral mass for Harry W. Chornuk, 83, Watford City, ND is at 11 a.m. (CDT) or 10 a.m. (MDT), Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 at St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church, south of Fairfield, ND with Father Myroslav Dumych presiding. Interment will be in St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Watford City, ND. Visitation was held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (CDT), Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 and 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (CDT), Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 at the funeral home, Watford City, ND. Remembrances, condolences and...
Funeral services for Guido Vaira, Sidney, MT will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, MT, with Pastor Audrey Rydbom and Pastor Tim Tharp officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at Fulkerson-Stevenson Memorial Chapel, Sidney, MT under the direction of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Guido passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, at Eastern Montana Veterans Home, Glendive,...
Fargo, ND - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is temporarily restricting in-person visits for USDA Service Centers in North Dakota because of elevated rates of coronavirus community spread, but USDA employees will continue to assist agricultural producers with programs and services. USDA is using a phased, data-driven approach to determine which Service Centers are open for in-person appointments. Fieldwork, including conservation planning assistance, will continue with appropriate social distancing. “While many of our Service C...
Helena - During this unprecedented time, it is expected that more holiday gifts and greetings will be sent through the mail than ever before, as families and friends will hold virtual celebrations instead of opening gifts in person. The Postal Service always encourages customers to send their holiday gifts and cards early. This year is no different. The Postal Service begins planning for peak holiday season every January. To help handle the expected volume increase, the Postal Service has the ability to flex our network to meet the significant...
Bozeman — Montana State University Extension has recently published free information about transfer on death deeds, or TODDs, which allow Montanans to give real property to loved ones without going through a probate process. Since Oct. 1, 2019, Montana residents have been able to file a TODD on real property, according to MSU Extension educators. Prior to that date, a beneficiary deed was used for this purpose. Beneficiary deeds filed prior to this date are still effective upon death. “With a TODD you can gift your Montana real property to a de...
Mass of the Christian burial for Elaine Asbeck, 79, Fairview, MT will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Jim O’Neil as presider. Interment will be in Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home, Sidney, MT. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Elaine passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at Wib...
Irrigation provides more consistent crop production on a year-to-year basis, allows growth of longer-season crops, diversifies the farm enterprise and provides a consistent supply of forage for animal operations. "However, managing an irrigation system around variable rain events can sometimes be a challenge for busy farmers," says Tom Scherer, North Dakota State University Extension agricultural engineer. To provide producers with some assistance, NDSU Extension is holding a virtual irrigation...
Karli Johnson, a young rancher from Choteau (formerly from Sidney), bested three other competitors to win the Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet. She received the keys to a Ranger® 570 EFI and will be eligible to compete in the national competition which will be held during the virtual American Farm Bureau Convention in January. The three other contestants were Mark Boyd, Alder; John Walker, Nashua; and Morgan Rose, Terry. The Final Four of the Discussion Meet was...
HELENA, MT – The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) wrapped up its first-ever Virtual Annual Convention & Trade Show on Wednesday, Nov. 18. This one-of-a-kind event provided over 200 attendees the chance to gather for keynote addresses, explore a virtual trade show, vote for MSGA’s 2021 Board of Directors, and participate in policy development – all from their own home! During Opening General Session, attendees heard from livestock industry organization leaders such as Fred Wacker, former MSGA President; Jay Bodner, MSGA Executive Vice...
Bozeman - Montana State University Extension agents, staff and supporters from across Montana recently received awards during Extension's virtual annual conference. Marc King, MSU Sweet Grass County Extension agent, received the 2020 Silver Buffalo Award in recognition of 26 years of exceptional service. The award, given by Montana's Joint Council of Extension Professionals, is MSU Extension's highest honor. King is known as a well-respected member of the Montana agricultural community and his...
